tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post3619458465740148436..comments2024-03-18T13:17:32.874-05:00Comments on Rensselaer Adventures: North Newton Township School one more timeDessert Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616064444288249273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-51873840045834930502011-03-22T22:41:25.797-05:002011-03-22T22:41:25.797-05:00I agree it is so sad. Brick schools were usually ...I agree it is so sad. Brick schools were usually built well, and they could have a second life, a new reuse. Those walls could tell many stories about the children, families, and the community at large. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-5845551527034787682011-03-21T22:24:13.540-05:002011-03-21T22:24:13.540-05:00It's so sad to see our "old school" ...It's so sad to see our "old school" just going to a slow grave. At one time it was the heart of the community. If my memory is correct do recall that there was once a "moveable wall" between the two rooms. (Maybe someone can help my memory on this point.) The large south room was for the 5th through 8th graders. The north room was for 1st through 4th. We had a large blackboard on the front wall where we did our numbers, language class, spelling etc. I had four different teachers in my first four years but Mrs. Abell was our teacher for 5th through 8th grade. This meant we were weak in the subject that was not her strong one. Can recall how in the fall our mothers would get together with extra garden produce and we would can that up for the winter hot meal to go with the cheese and peanut butter that we received from the goverment. Whenever someone would butcher some of the extra meat would go into the freezer for our hot lunch. The coat rooms had a hook for our coats and sweaters while under the roll of hooks was a bench where we could sit on to put on our boots and put our lunch pail. The middle little room on the west side was used mostly for a library and had the big school belltower there. Downstairs was the girls bathroom on the north wall, than the cafeteria, boiler room, recreation room and the boys bathroom on the south wall. There are so much more memories for another time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com